Brother Jim Moore , associate campus minister for justice and missions, and Caroline Johnson , senior, were quoted in a National Catholic Register story on Spring Break Mission trips. See below.
From: National Catholic Register Date: April 7, 2015 Author: Chris Kudialis
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Caroline Johnson, 22, a senior at The Catholic University of America, served at Hogar Manos Abiertas (Open Hands Home), a hospital in Alajuela, Costa Rica, providing medical care and physical therapy for disabled children and adults.
Working alongside the Franciscan nuns who run the hospital, Johnson provided physical therapy for patients with cerebral palsy and other movement disorders.
"It was an incredible, faith-filled week," Johnson said. "I learned to see God in anyone and everyone I worked with. They were some of the most beautifully hearted people I've ever met."
CUA students in Alajuela also painted classrooms at local elementary schools, helped girls at local boarding schools and prayed at a homeless shelter for men battling addictions, said program director Brother Jim Moore, who founded FrancisCorps in Alajuela.
A total of 110 CUA students participated in spring-break mission trips, ranging from the campus in Washington to Alajuela and even Jamaica.
After expressing pride for his students, Brother Moore said the school plans to expand its spring-break missions next year for the programs' growing demand.
"These students are great examples of what it means to be Catholic," he said, "preaching not just with their words, but with their actions."